48Commonwealth to make payments—collected amounts relating to biosecurity response

48 Commonwealth to make payments—collected amounts relating to biosecurity response

(1) The Commonwealth must pay to Animal Health Australia amounts equal to the sum of the following amounts that are received by or on behalf of the Commonwealth in relation to an AHA commodity/service: (a) amounts of a levy or charge imposed by a provision prescribed by the rules in relation to Animal Health Australia, to the extent that those amounts are equal to the components of the rate of that levy or charge prescribed by the rules; (b) in relation to that levy or charge—amounts paid by a person under rules made for the purposes of paragraph 10(1)(a) of the Collection Act, to the extent that those amounts are equal to those components; (c) amounts by way of penalty under section 9 or 11 of the Collection Act, to the extent that those amounts are attributable to the non‑payment of those components or of amounts equal to those components. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), a provision prescribed by the rules must be a provision of regulations made under: (a) the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 2024; or (b) the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2024; or (c) the Primary Industries (Services) Levies Act 2024.